r
| |
- I
suspect that soon after “burn or bury” it became “burn, bash and
bury”. In the early 70’s I remember a tug of war between “burn,
bash and bury” and the more modern catchphrase that presaged the
advent of “minimal impact” – “burn, bash and carry”. Margaret
Smith took it even further, urging bushwalkers to go beyond
burning, bashing and carrying, but to eat as much as they could
fit in their mouths!
-
|
-
Burn
Not Your Rubbish
-
- I saw
all those ditties that walkers are penning,
- And
thought there must be one that I could be sending;
- I
pondered profusely, then greatly elated…
-
Transcribed the wild ramblings my brain box created: -
- Burn
not your rubbish,
- Nor
bash it about;
- Bury it
not in the ground…
- But
carry it with you ‘cross hills, plains and scrub!
- (Can’t
another solution be found?)
- Eat up
those cartons,
- They
just need more chew…
- And
grind up those tins with your teeth!
- (Do let
me know how this new scheme works out,
- Just in
case I should need send a wreath).
-
Margaret Swift
- “The
Waysider”
- No.
147 May 1977
|
-
-
|